Pre-teens queuing at a supermarket. The girl says to the boy:
“Things in history really are interesting!”
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Category: Listening in public
California dreaming
Evening at a restaurant. Two women.
“I’m not sure about the States. California, maybe.”
“I’d live in Northern California.”
“And you’d hug trees?”
“No, I’d hug the hippies!” [laughter]
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We hope you enjoy your flight
At an airplane, delayed by a thunderstorm. A kid sitting with his grandad.
“I really like flying with airplanes. It’s great, I love it! But I don’t like when the plane goes hrrrrummm…. wheeee….! Crash!! Kaboom!!!”
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Too early
Afternoon. A group of men on a train.
“The central… hey… Is this the…?”
“No, it’s not, it’s the next one, central station.”
“A bit premature then.”
“The story of your life.”
“I suppose so.”
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Immigration
On a bus stop, afternoon, two men discussing.
Man 1: “Oh, yeah. The grub is different, isn’t it?”
Man 2: “Here it’s potato, mostly potato, yes? We’ll there it’s rice. Rice, rice.”
Man 1: “Are your parents here, are they living here or…?”
Man 2: “No, not yet, no, but I would like them to come, hopefully they will be able to come some day.”
Man 1 to a woman approaching, shaking coins in a paper cup:
“No, no money, go away.”
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Brothers
Afternoon at a large garden glasshouse. Two boys.
“I’m gonna take some pictures with my Instagram. Do you have Instagram? It’s just great for taking photos. [click, click, click, click]. Take some photos. [click, click] Make mom and dad jealous they didn’t come. [click] I just took the best selfie.”
“A selfie, up your bum?”
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Audience
Evening. A street performer and a large crowd.
“Are you having fun?”
“Yeah!”
“Are you happy?”
“Yeah!”
“Are you going to give me lots of money?”
“No!”
“Cheap bastards!”
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Body concious
Two men walking in the street. Afternoon.
“After I started dancing again I feel so much better. My body feels stronger. And I’m more concious of it, too.”
“That sounds great yo.”
“Yeah.”
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Breaks
Noon. Two school girls sitting on a bench.
“Officially it’s 30 minutes but when the bell rings…”
“You have to go?”
“You have to start going, otherwise you won’t make it. They ring the bell five minutes… so the break is actually 25 minutes and then they ring the bell five minutes before. And there are two breaks like this.”
“That sounds horrible!”
“Yeah, it’s really tiring.”
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Ignorance
Afternoon. A man lying on the street.
“Spare a change please. Spare a change please. Would you stop for a minute please! Would you stop for a minute please!!”
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